THE YOUNG FOREIGNER 15J

and fasten his crax-at marc tightly. Thl» always
had the effect of making bins again deals sni
well behaved, and the lesson would continue
without further disturbance.

But when the dancing master had brought his
pupil far enough along to have music at the les-
sons, then the nephew was a difbrent creature.
One of the town musicians was engaged, and
used to sit en a table in the hall. The teacher
lock the part of the Indy, for which purpose the
cH gentleman provided a silk gown and an East
Indian shavrl, and insisted that he wear them*
The nephew would ask for the honour., anil begin
to two-step or waltz with his partner* But he
was a frenzied and tireless dancer: never would
he let the teacher out of his long arms. The
latter might groan and cry, but he had to dance
until he sank exhausted or until the arm of the
fiddler was lame at the bow. These hours of in-
struction almost brought the dancing master un-
der the sod; but the dollar (which was given him
promptly at each visit) and the good vine which
the old gentleman served, always pervailed upon
him to return^ although the day before he might
have vowed never to enter the house again.

But the people of Grunwiesd viewed the sub-
ject quite differently from the old Frenchman.
They declared that the nephew evidently had
many social talents, and the women of the vil-
lage were specially delighted that when men were